Father Luigi Villa, who claimed to have received a mandate from Padre Pio himself to investigate Masonic infiltration in the Church, detailed several perceived "scandals" within the building's design:
While the Catholic Church officially recognizes the building as a sacred site of pilgrimage, the Chiesa viva feature remains a cornerstone of sedevacantist and ultra-traditionalist critiques of modern Church architecture. To these groups, the building remains a "temple" to the very forces Padre Pio famously spent his life battling in the confessional. Expand map Modern Controversy Historical Sites THE PAPACY: AN EXPOSE - Catholic Tradition Satanic Temple to P. Pio - Chiesa viva
The building in question is the in San Giovanni Rotondo: Architect : Renzo Piano , known for modernist designs. Father Luigi Villa, who claimed to have received
In its July-August 2008 issue, Chiesa viva published a provocative cover story titled . The magazine claimed that the architecture of the new sanctuary, which was inaugurated on July 1, 2004, was not a Catholic church but rather a structure designed to glorify Freemasonry and Luciferian ideals. Key Arguments from Chiesa viva In its July-August 2008 issue, Chiesa viva published